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Banjax is a rather nifty bear whose quest is to collect treasures and ultimately find his way to the inner sanctum of the Golden Temple. This game, an example of the current vogue for combining arcade and adventure game elements together, has some of the most superlative graphics I have seen for some time. Regrettably, the game itself does not really live up to its initial expectations.

Banjax the bear starts in front of the castle entrance. From here you can then explore some 240 different locations, collecting all the treasures you can find to build up your score. The screen does not scroll. Instead, each scene is cleared and replaced by a new one, complete with a variable number of hazards, some just obstacles, others more lethal. However, repeatedly switching between adjacent scenes will eventually provide a hazard-free environment, and you can progress to the next location. This is a rather weak feature of the game, as any challenge can be avoided, rather than solved.

The game is well packaged, complete with an adventurer's notebook, and without doubt the graphics are a real delight, but the game - well for me once I had found the inner sanctum the challenge had gone.